Intermediate - Using ChinesePod (C0725)

A 我怎么用ChinesePod啊?
wǒ zěnme yòng ChinesePod ā?
How do I use ChinesePod?
B 很方便的。下载mp3文件,保存到你的mp3上,就可以听每天更新的课程了。
hěn fāngbiàn de. xiàzǎi mp sān wénjiàn, bǎocún dào nǐ de mp sān shang, jiù kěyǐ tīng měitiān gēngxīn de kèchéng le.
It's very convenient. Download the MP3 file, save it in your MP3 player, and then you can listen to the daily updated lessons.
A 可以在线听吗?
kěyǐ zàixiàn tīng ma?
Can you listen online?
B 可以。每天的课文还有PDF文件,包括中英文和拼音。
kěyǐ. měitiān de kèwén hái yǒu PDF wénjiàn, bāokuò Zhōng-Yīng wén hé pīnyīn.
Yes. Each day's lesson also has a PDF file that has the Chinese, English and pinyin.
A 还有什么功能?
hái yǒu shénme gōngnéng?
What other features are there?
B 有词汇卡。你可以把想学的词收集起来,经常复习。
yǒu cíhuì kǎ. nǐ kěyǐ bǎ xiǎng xué de cí shōují qǐlai, jīngcháng fùxí.
There are flashcards. You can compile the vocabulary you have studied and regularly review it.
A 还有呢?
háiyǒu ne?
What else is there?
B 你还可以听对话里的每句话、生词和例句。
nǐ hái kěyǐ tīng duìhuà lǐ de měi jù huà, shēngcí hé lìjù.
You can also listen to the sentences from the dialogue, vocabulary and expansion sentences.
A 是吗?我听说ChinesePod的社区也特别好。
shì ma? wǒ tīngshuō ChinesePod de shèqū yě tèbié hǎo.
Really? I've heard that ChinesePod's community is also especially good.
B 是啊。大家可以留言,讨论课程,还可以交朋友。对了,还有博客。还有很多我来不及说。
shì a. dàjiā kěyǐ liúyán, tǎolùn kèchéng, hái kěyǐ jiāo péngyou. duì le, hái yǒu bókè. hái yǒu hěn duō wǒ láibují shuō.
Yeah. Everyone can leave comments on the lessons, and can leave messages for each other. Oh, and there is also a blog. Plus a lot more I don't have time to tell you about.
A 你是不是在那儿工作?
nǐ shì bù shì zài nàr gōngzuò?
Do you work for them or something?
B 你怎么知道?
nǐ zěnme zhīdào?
How did you know?

Key Vocabulary

下载 xiàzǎi download
保存 bǎocún to save
更新 gēngxīn to refresh; to update
课程 kèchéng curriculum
在线 zàixiàn online
文件 wénjiàn document
功能 gōngnéng function
词汇 cíhuì vocabulary
收集 shōují to collect
复习 fùxí to review
生词 shēngcí new vocabulary
例句 lìjù example sentence
社区 shèqū community
留言 liúyán to leave a comment
讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
博客 bókè blog
来不及 láibují lacking enough time

Supplementary Vocabulary

播客 bōkè podcast
登录 dēnglù sign-in
播放 bōfàng to play
复制 fùzhì to copy
链接 liànjiē link
打开 dǎkāi to open
关闭 guānbì to close
删除 shānchú to delete
预习 yùxí to prepare a lesson